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  • The Psychology of Young People and Social Media

    by Barrie Gunter ...
    This important book provides a comprehensive walkthrough of the impacts of social media on the lives and psychological health of children and young people. It considers the role played by individual differences and especially personality factors in shaping social media behaviour and responses to specific types of illegal or potentially harmful content. This book discusses young people’s actions on ... Read more

    $81.99 CAD

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  • The Psychology of Public Belief in Unexplained Phenomena

    Close Encounters, Extraterrestrials and UFOs

    by Barrie Gunter ...
    This groundbreaking book explores the fascinating psychology behind public beliefs in extraterrestrial visitors and UFOs (unidentified flying objects, now often termed Unidentified Aerial Phenomena). Drawing on extensive opinion polls and academic research data from around the world, Barrie Gunter delves into the complex psychological processes that shape our interpretations of ambiguous ... Read more

    $85.99 CAD

  • Does Playing Video Games Make Players More Violent?

    by Barrie Gunter ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This book is an academic work which reviews and critiques the research literature concerning violent games and their alleged effects on players. It examines the debates about the potential effects of these games and the divisions between scholars working in the field. It places the research on violent video games in the longer historical context of scholarly work on media violence. It examines ... Read more

    $128.99 CAD

  • Digital Health

    Meeting Patient and Professional Needs Online

    by Barrie Gunter ...
    This book is concerned with the provision of health information remotely via the latest communications technologies. The rapidly aging population has led governments to seek more effective methods of maintaining high standards of public health through the cultivation of healthy living, as well as improved and more efficiently delivered health advice and diagnostic services. Experiments with remote ... Read more

    $85.99 CAD

  • Television Versus the Internet

    Will TV Prosper or Perish as the World Moves Online?

    by Barrie Gunter ...
    This book will explore the questions raised by the technological developments that have encouraged the multiplication of TV channels. TV is moving through a period of rapid change. Governments around the world are switching from analogue to digital forms of transmission to further expand the amount of content that TV signals can carry. At the same time, competition for eyeballs has also grown from ... Read more

    $71.19 CAD

  • Celebrity Capital

    Assessing the Value of Fame

    by Barrie Gunter ...
    Celebrities attract the attention of commercial interests and other public figures. They receive payments from sponsors to endorse brands. They are sought out to appear with politicians during election campaigns. They are used to promote health messages. In other words, celebrities are often perceived to possess qualities that give them special value or what we will refer to here as 'celebrity ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Children and Television Consumption in the Digital Era

    Use, Impact and Regulation

    by Barrie Gunter ...
    Children and Television Consumption in the Digital Era provides a comprehensive analysis of contemporary research on the developmental impact of children’s screen engagement in modern society.Barrie Gunter explores how the world of television has evolved to become almost unrecognisable from the broadcast landscapes present over the last years of the 20th century. This key text considers how screen ... Read more

    $81.99 CAD

  • The BBC and the Public

    by Barrie Gunter ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This book examines the relationship between the public and the BBC in terms of public use of the BBC and their attitudes towards it. These audience research measures are being used as metrics to assess the value of the BBC to the UK public. Some of the attitudinal measures address perceptions of the BBC’s outputs and some examine public views about the way the BBC is funded and managed.The book ... Read more

    $167.99 CAD

  • Personality Traits in Online Communication

    by Barrie Gunter ...
    Authoritative and illuminating, this book demonstrates how we reveal the secrets of our character through the disclosures we make about ourselves in the online world. The author expertly explores whether online information about people, derived from their search patterns, personal detail disclosures and the language they use when posting text, are all related to their personalities.The Internet ... Read more

    $91.99 CAD

  • News and the Net

    by Barrie Gunter ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Journalism
    Originally published in 2003. This book examines the growth of news provision on the internet and its implications for news presentation, journalism practice, news consumers, and the business of running news organizations. Much of the focus is placed on the migration of newspapers onto the internet, but references are also made to the establishment of news websites by other organizations. The book ... Read more

    $49.99 CAD

  • Understanding the Older Consumer

    The Grey Market

    by Barrie Gunter ...
    Series series International Series in Social Psychology
    In Understanding the Older Consumer, Barrie Gunter provides a detailed examination of the demographic, behavioural and psychological profiles of the older consumer. He shows that without the responsibilities of loans and child raising and with better financial provision than in previous years, the over-50s represent a powerful spending force.In order to reach this group, Barrie Gunter shows how to ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

  • The Psychology of Binge Watching TV

    by Barrie Gunter ...
    Series series The Psychology of Popular Media
    This fascinating work provides an up-to-date examination of shifts in the nature and impact of TV and video watching that have largely been driven by non-linear TV and video services online.The book reviews research evidence from around the world about the physical and behavioural shift of viewing away from linear and towards non-linear TV and video services. It studies the psychological factors ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD